Today’s Headlines

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• Yesterday a big report came out showing that Californians need to drive less (Sacramento Bee)
• But cities keep building for cars:
  • Plan to widen I-405 approved in Orange County (Construction Dive)
  • Pasadena may build overpass for Gold Line, not to speed train but to “fix congestion,” and with no safety measure for bikes, peds (Pasadena Star News)
• Why electric vehicles can’t solve this (Meeting of the Minds)
• Four ways cities can cut emissions right away: Avoid, shift, share, improve (The Conversation)
• Yet another study shows that people who walk and bike to shopping districts spend more $ than people who drive (TreeHugger)
• What happens to kid culture when streets go car-free (CityLab)
• Prevent urban sprawl, save $ (World Resources Institute)
• Study: Chill, people, scooters are not blocking all your sidewalks (Mobility Lab)
• This building had no lights, no helmet. What did it expect? (SF Gate)
• There’s no roadmap yet for autonomous vehicles (Next City)
• GM is cutting back, again (Vox)

More California headlines at Streetsblog LA and Streetsblog SF